Northern Rockies Regional District

The Northern Rockies Regional District, formerly the Fort Nelson-Liard Regional District, is a regional district in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The regional district offices are located in the town of Fort Nelson, which is the only municipality, of the district. The town comprises over 73 percent of the district's population of 6,147 (2006 census). The Regional Board consists of three rural directors and all four town councillors with the mayor of Fort Nelson acting as the Regional Chairman. The staff holds dual functions as employees of the regional district and the town of Fort Nelson.

The NRRD lies on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains, and comprises approximately 9.2% of the total area of the province of British Columbia, encompassing 85,151.45 square kilometres (32,877.16 square miles). The Alaska Highway divides the district from southeast-to-northwest. The district is mostly made up of remote mountainous and forest areas, and includes thousands of rivers and streams, hundreds of lakes, an abundance of wildlife, and spectacular scenery.

The Northern Rockies Regional District was created in 1987 when the Peace River-Liard Regional District was divided along the 58th parallel into the Peace River Regional District and the Fort Nelson - Liard Regional District (later re-named the Northern Rockies Regional District).

Demographics

* Population:
** 2006: 6,147 (2,492 private dwellings)
** 2001: 5,720

Electoral areas

The regional district has only two electoral areas, divided by the 124th Line of Longitude, which is intersected by the Liard River at the confluence of the Beaver River:

Northern Rockies A, British Columbia

Area A comprises the eastern half of the regional district.

Northern Rockies B, British Columbia

Area B comprises the western half, roughly, of the regional district and include the communities of Liard River and Toad River.

References

* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5959&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Northern%20Rockies&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=59&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Northern Rockies Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada]

External links

* [http://www.northernrockies.org/ Northern Rockies Regional District & Town of Fort Nelson]
* [http://www.nbctourism.com/ Northern BC Tourism]
* [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/DATA/cen01/profiles/59059000.pdf 2001 Census Profile - Northern Rockies Regional District] (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF)